Today primarily is about , getting organised, meet and greet other participants and get a feel of the local sights. Optional visit to the Leh palace , the Shey, Thikse and Hemis gompas. Last minute shopping in the Leh market.

Our ultimate destination for the day is Skiu but not before we reach chilling.

Our trek starts from Chilling which is about 60 KM from Leh. An exciting drive along the Indus and Zanskar river takes us to Chilling. From Chilling we trek upto, Skiu, which approx. 4 hour hike.The trail goes through a flat and desolate plain along the river Indus and swings into the mountains along the pretty, willow-lined Zingchen gorge. On reaching Skiu we rest for the day.

Markha Valley is also trek in itself , this the route is taken by many trekkers. You might bump in to a group or two whilst enroute. Our first group to Markha Valley was back in 2017-anyways moving on, we reach the village of markha.

On your way, you will see a lot of greenery, especially sea buckthorn (a spiny deciduous shrub) that is of medicinal value. Once you cross the river, you will arrive at the Chaluk and Tunespa Village. The landscape that will greet your eyes is breathtaking and you will have a great time admiring it till you reach Markha finally. The Markha Valley has been named after this village.

We climb from Markha to reach Thachungtse via the Hankar and Umlung villages. This is the first time we can view Kang Yatse . Yohoooo!

It is here we break the 15,000 ft barrier,

With open expansive plateau which is also the grazing ground for local wildlife like Yaks Nimaling is a personal favourite camping spot. Set up camp at one of the highest plateau in the world and fall in love the landscape. You can view Kang yatse in the background.

We have crossed the 15,000 ft barrier. Few have gone beyond this. This point will mark your transition from a trekker to a expeditionist.

We part-take in a acclimatization walk to Kongmaru La which is a gain in elevation of about 540 mtrs before returning to our camp at Nimaling by lunch.

This trail is a mix of steep inclines and mid declines.

Today is we reach base camp - Kang Yatze day. A trek of 3-4 hours of trek from Nimaling will get us to the camp.

Take the day off

We walk 3 hours to establish Advance Base Take.  We walk up to the snow to practice walking with crampons. Summit preparations and we eat dinner early and get to bed by 7 pm to be ready for the summit push.

This is Summit Day. Check yourself , check gear- this is going to be long day.

We start our first attempt to summit at midnight so we can catch the sunrise on the summit.

We may have to use ropes at a few spots to summit. Once we are on top , be mesmerized by the Zanskar and the distant Karakoram ranges. We will descend back to base camp for lunch.

We bid our goodbyes to the base camp and descend to Nimaling.

Once at Nimaling we start our ascend to Kongmaru La pass at 5260 mtrs. We start our descend from Kongmaru La crossing a stream to reach Chuskrimo marked with chortens, small shops and a tea tent. We camp at Chuskirmo, a little after the valley flattens out.

Our journey to the village of Chuskrimo is like time lapse with so many terrain changes. Realise we are descending to 14,000 ft from almost 17,000ft climbing to 17,5000 ft and descending to 12,000 ft approx

Walk 2 hours to get to our waiting vehicles at Shang Sumdo.

Our cars take us to Hemis (optional) or continue directly to Leh. Wash up & spend the evening shopping in Leh.

We depart for Leh airport as per our scheduled flights.

Leh airport is one of the highest altitude airport in the world hence landing and take off is a adventure in itself..